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Physics HL

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13

Credit Policies

5.1

Avg. Min Grade

$13,376

Total Potential Savings

Universities Accepting Physics HL

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

Min Grade: 5
PHY 1121 + PHY 1122 (6 units)
Save $1320

Expert's Insight: That 5 gets you out of PHY 1121 and 1122, but the first-year labs at uOttawa are a different beast. Your IA was a practice run; their grading is the real, unforgiving exam.

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

Min Grade: 6
PHYS_V 100 (3) + PHYS_V 1st-year level (3)
Save $1242

Expert's Insight: "A REAL 6-CREDIT BOOST — BUT WATCH FOR THE ENGINEERING & PHYSICS-MAJOR 'NO-SKIP' TRAP" The Good News (what UBC officially grants) If you score a 6 or 7 in IB Physics HL, UBC Vancouver grants PHYS 100 (3 credits) plus PHYS 1st-year level (3 credits), and lists you as exempt from PHYS 101. This is...

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit at Waterloo (any score)

Expert's Insight: Waterloo's PHYS 111/121 sequence is a different beast than IB Physics HL. Your 5 means you start from scratch, and the first-year labs are designed to be a reality check.

McGill University

Montreal, QC

Min Grade: 5
PHYS 101 + PHYS 102 (8 credits)
Save $3360

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Queen's University (Health Sciences (BHSc))

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: 5
PHYS 117 (3.0 units)
Save $699

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Queen's University

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: 5
PHYS 117 (6.0 units)
Save $1398

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Queen's University (Faculty of Arts and Science)

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: N/A
PHYS 117 (6.0 units) — Arts/Sci/Commerce/Nursing; 3.0 units Health Sci; No credit Engineering

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Queen's University (Smith Engineering)

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: N/A
NO CREDIT

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University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: 5
PHY131H1+PHY132H1 (1.0 cr, A&S) · PHY136H5+PHY137H5 (1.0 cr, UTM) · PHYA**Y (1.0 cr, UTSC — No/No/No)
Save $659

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McMaster University (General (Arts & Science))

Hamilton, ON

Min Grade: 5
Unspecified Elective (3 units) — NOT core credit
Save $600

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McMaster University (Engineering 1)

Hamilton, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No credit — Faculty policy blocks all math & science IB/AP/GCE transfer credit

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Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

Min Grade: 4
SFU PHYS 101 (3), Q/B-Sci; SFU PHYS 102 (3), Q/B-Sci
Save $1398

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB

Min Grade: 6
PHYS 124 + PHYS 126 (6 units)
Save $1302

Expert's Insight: IB Physics HL can be a real advantage at the University of Alberta — but only if you treat it as strategic placement, not a free pass to skip everything. The credit you receive is generous (two full courses), but the value depends entirely on which physics stream your program actually uses. IB Physi...